1976 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1976 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 18 to July 27, 1976. There were 173 men in action from 46 nations.

1976 Men's World Championships
Host cityMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Dates18–27 July 1976
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This tournament was a part of 1976 Summer Olympics but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counts for World Weightlifting Championships.

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
52 kg
Snatch György Kőszegi
  Hungary
107.5 kg Masatomo Takeuchi
  Japan
105.0 kg Aleksandr Voronin
  Soviet Union
105.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Aleksandr Voronin
  Soviet Union
137.5 kg Mohammad Nassiri
  Iran
135.0 kg György Kőszegi
  Hungary
130.0 kg
Total Aleksandr Voronin
  Soviet Union
242.5 kg György Kőszegi
  Hungary
237.5 kg Mohammad Nassiri
  Iran
235.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch Norair Nurikyan
  Bulgaria
117.5 kg Grzegorz Cziura
  Poland
115.0 kg Leszek Skorupa
  Poland
112.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Norair Nurikyan
  Bulgaria
145.0 kg Kenkichi Ando
  Japan
142.5 kg Imre Földi
  Hungary
140.0 kg
Total Norair Nurikyan
  Bulgaria
262.5 kg
WR
Grzegorz Cziura
  Poland
252.5 kg Kenkichi Ando
  Japan
250.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch Nikolay Kolesnikov
  Soviet Union
125.0 kg Kazumasa Hirai
  Japan
125.0 kg Georgi Todorov
  Bulgaria
122.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Nikolay Kolesnikov
  Soviet Union
160.0 kg Georgi Todorov
  Bulgaria
157.5 kg Takashi Saito
  Japan
152.5 kg
Total Nikolay Kolesnikov
  Soviet Union
285.0 kg Georgi Todorov
  Bulgaria
280.0 kg Kazumasa Hirai
  Japan
275.0 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch Petro Korol
  Soviet Union
135.0 kg Daniel Senet
  France
135.0 kg Kazimierz Czarnecki
  Poland
130.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Petro Korol
  Soviet Union
170.0 kg Günter Ambraß
  East Germany
170.0 kg Yatsuo Shimaya
  Japan
165.0 kg
Total Petro Korol
  Soviet Union
305.0 kg Daniel Senet
  France
300.0 kg Kazimierz Czarnecki
  Poland
295.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch Yordan Mitkov
  Bulgaria
145.0 kg Peter Wenzel
  East Germany
145.0 kg Vardan Militosyan
  Soviet Union
145.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Yordan Mitkov
  Bulgaria
190.0 kg Vardan Militosyan
  Soviet Union
185.0 kg Peter Wenzel
  East Germany
182.5 kg
Total Yordan Mitkov
  Bulgaria
335.0 kg Vardan Militosyan
  Soviet Union
330.0 kg Peter Wenzel
  East Germany
327.5 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch Valery Shary
  Soviet Union
162.5 kg Trendafil Stoychev
  Bulgaria
162.5 kg Péter Baczakó
  Hungary
157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Rolf Milser
  West Germany
205.0 kg Valery Shary
  Soviet Union
202.5 kg Trendafil Stoychev
  Bulgaria
197.5 kg
Total Valery Shary
  Soviet Union
365.0 kg Trendafil Stoychev
  Bulgaria
360.0 kg Péter Baczakó
  Hungary
345.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch David Rigert
  Soviet Union
170.0 kg Lee James
  United States
165.0 kg Michel Broillet
  Switzerland
165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk David Rigert
  Soviet Union
212.5 kg Atanas Shopov
  Bulgaria
205.0 kg Lee James
  United States
197.5 kg
Total David Rigert
  Soviet Union
382.5 kg Lee James
  United States
362.5 kg Atanas Shopov
  Bulgaria
360.0 kg
110 kg
Snatch Krastyu Semerdzhiev
  Bulgaria
170.0 kg Tadeusz Rutkowski
  Poland
167.5 kg Russ Prior
  Canada
167.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Yury Zaitsev
  Soviet Union
220.0 kg Pierre Gourrier
  France
215.0 kg Krastyu Semerdzhiev
  Bulgaria
215.0 kg
Total Yury Zaitsev
  Soviet Union
385.0 kg Krastyu Semerdzhiev
  Bulgaria
385.0 kg Tadeusz Rutkowski
  Poland
377.5 kg
+110 kg
Snatch Vasily Alekseyev
  Soviet Union
185.0 kg Bruce Wilhelm
  United States
172.5 kg Gerd Bonk
  East Germany
170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Vasily Alekseyev
  Soviet Union
255.0 kg
WR
Gerd Bonk
  East Germany
235.0 kg Ján Nagy
  Czechoslovakia
227.5 kg
Total Vasily Alekseyev
  Soviet Union
440.0 kg Gerd Bonk
  East Germany
405.0 kg Helmut Losch
  East Germany
387.5 kg

Medal table

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Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union7108
2  Bulgaria2316
3  East Germany0123
  Poland0123
5  Hungary0112
6  France0101
  United States0101
8  Japan0022
9  Iran0011
Totals (9 entries)99927

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union183223
2  Bulgaria76417
3  Hungary1146
4  West Germany1001
5  East Germany0448
6  Japan0347
  Poland0347
8  United States0314
9  France0303
10  Iran0112
11  Canada0011
  Czechoslovakia0011
  Switzerland0011
Totals (13 entries)27272781

See also

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References

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